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Post by Benn on Nov 3, 2009 22:46:59 GMT
 Latest piece of nonsense. "Objects in the rearviewmirror may be more fabulous than they appear" |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 3, 2009 23:00:00 GMT
Heh heh. Very cool!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 3, 2009 23:44:08 GMT
Splendid stuff!
Andy
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Post by Benn on Dec 3, 2009 12:00:54 GMT
Not art, as such, but I failed to transform Animated Starscream last night, and discovered..... Gerwalk Mode!  And I had to share. Sorry. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2009 16:28:11 GMT
I'm sure a Japanese transforming toy range had a toy just like that. Probably Karl will confirm this.
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Post by Kingoji on Dec 3, 2009 17:09:51 GMT
Robotech. That's why he took it  |
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Post by legios on Dec 3, 2009 21:41:25 GMT
I'm sure a Japanese transforming toy range had a toy just like that. Probably Karl will confirm this. If you mean things with half aircraft, half humanoid modes in general then all of the toy ranges from the various Macross series do, as do both the 1980's and 2008-9 Genesis Climber Mospeada toy lines. If you want to stretch it to include American toylines then some of the Robotech toys do as well - being as two-thirds of Robotech was hacked together from the aforementioned original series. If you mean a toy that looks just like animated Starscream the closest is the YF-19 "Alpha One" from Macross Pluswww.hlj.com/product/YMT00053But really both of them are based on the same source - Sukhoi's Berkut demonstrator what was not bought by the Russian Airforce (due to their not having two roubles to rub together). Somewhere along the line I must have missed you posting the Tracks picture though - great stuff. It is the expression on the face that really sells it for me, defines character very nicely (We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread..... :-) ) Karl |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2009 22:11:43 GMT
If you mean things with half aircraft, half humanoid modes in general then all of the toy ranges from the various Macross series do, as do both the 1980's and 2008-9 Genesis Climber Mospeada toy lines. If you want to stretch it to include American toylines then some of the Robotech toys do as well - being as two-thirds of Robotech was hacked together from the aforementioned original series. That's what I meant. I knew you had posted a picture or two on here before of such a toy but I couldn't remember the name of the toyline. |
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Post by Benn on Dec 19, 2009 1:19:38 GMT
Here's the latest IDW board art comp entry for those of you who don't frequent that den of inquity.  And, branching out into the realm of the furry. This guy is Klonoa, from a PS1/PS2 platform game which I love.  |
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Post by legios on Dec 22, 2009 21:59:32 GMT
Here's the latest IDW board art comp entry for those of you who don't frequent that den of inquity. The "Peace Sells" image is fantastic. It has a vibe very like some of the Marvel US cover images. Great work. I have no idea who Klonoa is I'm afraid, but in technical terms it is a nice piece of work at least. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 23, 2009 8:02:53 GMT
Very spiffy.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jan 2, 2010 22:21:26 GMT
Say hello to my version of Animated Sunstreaker!  Apologies to me bro, who I stole the framing device from. (and who also has the patience of a saint!) |
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Post by Kingoji on Jan 3, 2010 8:56:38 GMT
Pretty certain I don't own the concept of adding frames to artwork. And my patience isn't so great either; I dreamed I throttled you with a pair of red pants last night.  |
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Post by Benn on Jan 3, 2010 19:22:49 GMT
Not The Pants! How do you layer again?  |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 5, 2010 8:03:45 GMT
Red pants?
-Ralph
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Post by Kingoji on Jan 5, 2010 15:53:44 GMT
Yes. I demanded that he give Sunstreaker the red speedos. |
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Post by Benn on Jan 5, 2010 20:47:11 GMT
And now Sideswipe must wear pink ones, apparently...
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Post by Benn on Mar 5, 2010 12:07:28 GMT
Okay, here's the other Lambo Twin. No pink Speedos for him!  And trying something different and playing with colours...  |
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Post by Benn on Mar 10, 2010 8:49:11 GMT
Teaser image for the IDW competition entry:  |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 20, 2010 11:16:05 GMT
Splendid stuff. I really like the animated style Sunstreaker and Sideswipe.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 31, 2010 19:17:22 GMT
Just worked my way through these, really brilliant work. Why aren't you employed by IDW?
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Post by Benn on Apr 5, 2010 23:15:16 GMT
Mostly because I ain't that good!
Thank you all the same!
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Post by Benn on Apr 18, 2010 21:11:22 GMT
Okay, a coupla new ones. Not too keen on this, too much fiddly detail I think...  Back of the class for anyone who doesn't recognise this fella!  And finally, a quick sketch to work on my "action" poses. Just so you know, he's fighting invisible sharkticons. lots of them.  |
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Post by blueshift on Apr 19, 2010 8:25:13 GMT
Ace!
Rotorstorm is definately the winner here, there's a real confidence in the lines, though the pose looks odd (unless he's flying).
I like the Rodimus piece, but I think it'd be far better if we could see his face. It is a great piece technically, but it seems like we're seeing it from the wrong angle to be effective.
Not so keen on Dragstrip, but that's more my personal preference. I see you've gone for a hybrid of the Universe and G1 Dragstrip and I'm not sure why. The Universe Dragstrip is sweet, celebrate it, don't try to make it something it isn't!
Keep it up, there's some great stuff here!
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Post by Benn on Apr 19, 2010 9:56:57 GMT
Liek I said, Hot Rod is more to do with wanting to practice action stuff. Not every person in a story will have thier face to the camera, so I wanted to run with that.
Dragstrip is good, but was better as Mirage. I was bored watching the Bahrain GP, so decided to have a little fun with the toy design.
As for Rotorstorm, it's really kinda taking inspiration from the MTMTE profile book art, so the pose was more to do with looking "dynamic" than owt else really...
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Post by legios on Apr 19, 2010 20:42:27 GMT
I think the Hot Rod is a really nice action shot. I can see it working really well in the context of an action sequence. There is a nice sense of motion to it and I can see how it would work well with a background in place. (I do like the Gangsta shooting style too - strikes me as exactly the sort of thing Hot Rod would be prone to adopt because he thought it was 'kewl'). I love the fireburst as well - it is well executed and creates a nice illusion of brightness - if you see what I mean? I think it is a well-executed bit of action-posing there.
The Rotorstorm is nice as well. It is a very definitively executed piece. I'm not a fan of the MTME guidebooks visual style perse but the confidence and certainty that you execute it with is impressive. (Actually, it looked to me like Rotorstorm was evading to his left when I first looked at it for some reason).
I think Dragstrip is probably my least favourite of the three pieces I'm afraid. Not because it isn't a well executed piece, because it is. He has quite a bit of character - a "right, give us your wallet!" kind of look to him. I think it is more that I am not that bothered about Dragstrip than anything to do with the piece itself.
Karl
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 19, 2010 22:05:17 GMT
I really like the Hot Rod pic. Great sense of energy and drama. Well done!
Andy
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Post by Benn on Apr 20, 2010 8:04:20 GMT
Don't hate me...  Asking for trouble, aren't I?  It has been pointed out that I never did post the MAGNIFICUS image from the IDW board comp. This here, is my first win.  He's a gestalt, made up of Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr and Springer. |
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Post by blueshift on Apr 20, 2010 8:20:56 GMT
That is one badass Hot Shot! And I say that as the Hub's #1 Hot Shot fan!
Drift is pretty good too, it seems like you have made him more G1-ish too, actually.
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Post by Benn on Apr 21, 2010 8:04:11 GMT
You know, I'm already seeing problems with the Drift picture, mostly around the shoulders... How did I think they worked?
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